Generali Open: Gaston moves into quarter-finals to face top seed Baez

Frenchman Hugo Gaston beat Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 7 seed, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to move into the last 8 of the Generali Open at Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Wednesday.

Gaston, ranked No 91, will face top seed Sebastian Baez next.

The Frenchman edged out German Daniel Altmaier (6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Kitzbuhel tournament, Carballes Baena, ranked No 51, won against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).

Kitzbuhel ATP 250, other second-round results (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Sebastian Baez beat Thiago Agustin Tirante: 6-3, 6-3
• Facundo Diaz Acosta beat Daniel Elahi Galan (Q): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
• Matteo Berrettini beat Alejandro Tabilo (2): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
• Pedro Martinez (4) beat Sumit Nagal: 7-5, 7-5
• Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (WC) beat Lukas Neumayer (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Yannick Hanfmann beat Gustavo Heide (LL): 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
• Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Laslo Djere (8): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2